Fruit, vegetable and related preservers
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 6.3% of the task time of fruit, vegetable and related preservers, and finish 0.0% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
384th of 433 · interval 0.0–18.9
201st of 433 · interval 0.0–0.0
326th of 433 · interval 11.2–28.0
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 4.6 million.
How the tasks rate
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Observe gauges, dials, and product characteristics, and adjust controls to maintain appropriate temperature, pressure, and flow of ingredients.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.6% | L1 | L1L2 | 35% | 25 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Tend or operate and control equipment, such as kettles, cookers, vats and tanks, and boilers, to cook ingredients or prepare products for further processing.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.5% | L1 | L1L1 | 18% | 4.5 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Read work orders, recipes, or formulas to determine cooking times and temperatures, and ingredient specifications.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.3% | L2 | L2L3 | 72% | 8 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Clean, wash, and sterilize equipment and cooking area, using water hoses, cleaning or sterilizing solutions, or rinses.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.2% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 38 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Measure or weigh ingredients, using scales or measuring containers.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.1% | L0 | L0L0 | 5% | 8 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Activate agitators and paddles to mix or stir ingredients, stopping machines when ingredients are thoroughly mixed.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · supplemental task | 6.1% | L0 | L1L0 | 10% | 15 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Operate auxiliary machines and equipment, such as grinders, canners, and molding presses, to prepare or further process products.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · supplemental task | 6.0% | L0 | L0L0 | 4% | 2.4 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Record production and test data, such as processing steps, temperature and steam readings, cooking time, batches processed, and test results.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.0% | L1 | L1L2 | 38% | 12 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Collect and examine product samples during production to test them for quality, color, content, consistency, viscosity, acidity, or specific gravity.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 6.0% | L1 | L1L1 | 12% | 12 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Set temperature, pressure, and time controls, and start conveyers, machines, or pumps.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 25% | 10 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Pour, dump, or load prescribed quantities of ingredients or products into cooking equipment, manually or using a hoist.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.8% | L0 | L0L0 | 3% | 12 min | Physical presence |
| Place products on conveyors or carts, and monitor product flow.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders · supplemental task | 5.7% | L0 | L0L0 | 8% | 18 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Admit required amounts of water, steam, cooking oils, or compressed air into equipment, such as by opening water valves to cool mixtures to the desired consistency.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.7% | L0 | L1L0 | 12% | 5 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Turn valves or start pumps to add ingredients or drain products from equipment and to transfer products for storage, cooling, or further processing.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.6% | L0 | L1L0 | 8% | 18 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Remove cooked material or products from equipment.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.6% | L0 | L0L0 | 3% | 6 min | Physical presence |
Show the other 2 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Sonnet · Haiku | Barriers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notify or signal other workers to operate equipment or when processing is complete.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 5.1% | L1 | L1L2 | 38% | 2 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Listen for malfunction alarms, and shut down equipment and notify supervisors when necessary.Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 4.9% | L1 | L1L2 | 28% | 5 min | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 6.3% | 12 | |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.122 | 22 | |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | -0.56 | 39 | |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 56.833 | 51 | |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.032 | 20 | |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0 | 16 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Neighbouring occupations
| Occupation | ADI | % |
|---|---|---|
| Product graders and testers (excluding foods and beverages) 7543 | 38.0 | |
| Garment and related pattern-makers and cutters 7532 | 31.0 | |
| Fumigators and other pest and weed controllers 7544 | 30.0 | |
| Craft and related workers not elsewhere classified 7549 | 20.8 | |
| Wood treaters 7521 | 19.8 | |
| Cabinet-makers and related workers 7522 | 19.6 | |
| Bakers, pastry-cooks and confectionery makers 7512 | 19.0 | |
| Upholsterers and related workers 7534 | 18.7 | |
| Shotfirers and blasters 7542 | 14.9 | |
| Dairy-products makers 7513 | 13.9 | |
| Food and beverage tasters and graders 7515 | 7.9 | |
| Butchers, fishmongers and related food preparers 7511 | 7.8 |
Dashed line: fruit, vegetable and related preservers (6.3%).
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Fruit, vegetable and related preservers (ISCO-08 7514), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/7514
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author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
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